API 12-023-23894OrphanedOil well
Dodd, Sarah et al 1
Oil well in Clark County, Illinois · operated by Messman Raymond A
Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.
Spud date
—
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 1, 1978
Plug date
—
Total depth
2,900 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 12-023-23894
- Status
- Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (Orphan))
- Type
- Oil(OIL)
- County
- Clark
- Coordinates
- 39.28502, -87.90773
- State record #
- 120232389400
Operator
- Wells operated
- 19
- Active
- 4
- States
- IL
- As filed
- Messman, Raymond A.
Location & nearby wells
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orndorff, E. 1 | 12-079-00727 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Speake, J. T. Drilling |
| Musgrave Raymond 7 | 12-033-00429 | Plugged & abandoned | Injection | Pure Oil Company |
| Smith, S. 15 | 12-033-18062 | Other status | Other type | Central |
| Ault, E. 10 | 12-033-17946 | Shut-in | Other type | — |
| Musgrave, Raymond 4 | 12-033-06723 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Pure Oil Company |
| Musgrave, Raymond 3 | 12-033-06722 | Orphaned | Injection | The Pure Oil Company |
Dataset updated . Source: Illinois oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.